CD, Ruders (composer)
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The Music of Poul Ruders, Volume 6
Vassily Primakov (piano), Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (violin), Mikko Luoma (accordion)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, iO String Quartet, Thomas Søndergård
The fount of creative energy that has sustained Poul Ruders since the late 1960s shows no sign of running dry. Or so, at least, this trio of works from the past decade affirms...Imagine [Gubaidulina's]... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Contemporary
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2011, Editor's Choice
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There are few more fluent and adept composers at work these days than the Dane Poul Ruders... Four Dances in One Movement is a perfect example of his bright, biting and impulsive art, a play... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Chamber Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Chamber Finalist
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The Music of Poul Ruders, Volume 7
World Première Recordings
Flemming Dreisig (organ), Nicholas Wearne (organ), Frode Andersen (accordion)
Odense Symphony Orchestra, Athelas, Roberto Minczuk
The organ Symphony ranges from rapt contemplation to searing power. The Trio Transcendentale is attractive, the Songs and Rhapsodies are striking. —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2012, Editor's Choice
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Poul Ruders: Chamber Works
Jonas Frolund (clarinet), Christine Pryn (violin), Isabelle Bania (violin), Mina Fred (viola), John Ehde (cello), Manuel Esperilla (piano)
Ruders excels at enigma – and the performers embody the intimacy that enables its execution, while taking flight where needed. —
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In addition to Frølund’s virtuoso range, it’s his sensitive programming that makes this disc such an interesting discovery. —
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This edition of the work of the Danish composer is generous to a fault. Volume 16 reproduces his gripping Symphony No 3, Dream Catcher, from Volume 8 as that work links to a short Ruders piece... —
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Poul Ruders - Concertos
Erik Heide (violin) & Mathias Reumert (percussion)
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård
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Of the three works here for the horn trio combination made classic by the masterpieces of Brahms and Ligeti...none appears overawed by the possible comparisons. Taken together, they offer a... —
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Poul Ruders: Viola Concerto & Handel Variations
Lars Anders Tomter (viola)
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Marc Soustrot, Andreas Delfs
Tomter is a hugely experienced, fully rounded player…But this is a concerto with orchestra, and the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, expertly directed by Marc Soustrot, relish the warmth of Ruders’s... —
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Hsin-Yun Huang: Viola, Viola
Hsin-Yun Huang (viola), with Sarah Rothenberg (piano), with Misha Amory (viola)
American Modern Ensemble, Evergreen Symphony Orchestra, Steven Mackey, Gernot Schmalfuss
